St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-19
STORIES ABOUT MONEY.

Lee Masters, OF Hume, Mo-, was Spad-
ing up his mothers garden the other
day when the spade turned up an old
tin can which was found to contain $50
in greenbackS. The notes were soiled
and faded, but still serviceable. When
Lee told his mother of the discovery the
Old lady remembered that she had bur
led the money for safety Il long time
ago and then forgotten all about it. The
money came in very handy for meeting
the interest on note which fell due the
day after the find was made.
y farmer of PoSey county, Ind, who
could not be induced to put his trust in
banks, paid taxes for many years on
5000 in cash, which he declared he had
buried for safe keeping on his farm.
lie died a short time ago without dis.
closing the hiding place of the treasure,
and his administrator has been unable
TO solve the problem. He is being as
sisted, though, by nearly the entire
population OF the county. to Judge from
the number of persons who prowl about
the premises at night armed with
lanterns and spades.
While he was blowing for last sea
sor's crop, w. +. Young, of Old
Town, H., lost two certlncates of de-
post for $500 each and a twenty dollar
bill. They were wrapped in piece of
tissue paper, and although he hunted
for the Wad for the rest of the day, MIR.
Young was unable to find it. Last week,
While chopping up some cOrnStalkS for
fodder, he found the money hidden in
the roots of one of the stalks. The
paper covering of the valuable little
bundle had rotted away, but the con-
tents were entirely uninjured.
Sam CrOfteT, a Georgia cracker, and
his family recently took possession of
~ 40 J,
years without a tenant at the foot of
hill in Chambers county, Georgia. While
they were putting the place in order
they found number of Old coins in the
chinkS and crannies of the walls, and
while fixing up the we'll they unearthed
from beneath crOsS-beam an iron pot
filled to the brim with silver and gold.
The amount of the coin was about 81 ,050
and none of the pieces were dated later
than 1885. Several earrings and finger
rings OF gold were also found in the
interstices of the we'll
Judge Wellb0rn, Of Gainesville. Ga.
has All Old Spanish coin that was found
Ill the CoOSa gold mine, five miles sou IL
east OF Evansville, DIT a depth CT twenty
feet below the surface. 1t is OF copper,
somewhat larger than an old-faShioned
cent piece, and is very much worn from
attrition. Enough is left Of the inscrip-
ton, however, to show that it is coin
OF the early part Of the sixteenth CEN
tury, and it is supposed to have been
brought to America by De Soto's follow
ers. This is considered a strong link in
the testimony going to show that
De Soto and his band of adventures
passed through the northern part of
Georgia and worked the mines there for
gold.
Although it is said that only four sill
yer dollars OF the coinage Of 1901 were
issued by the government, they seem to
be plentiful enough. John a. Pearson,
of indianapolis, has one for which Ray
mond, the actor, offered him $500 not
long before his death. Another one is
owned by three citizens OF Jerseyville,
ILL.,, who gave a travelling man SlG0 for
it few days ago, and were afterwards
offered $500 for it in ST. Louis. Still ar
other is in the possession of San. Fran
cisco man, and there are said to be ore
or two in New York. 1t is interesting
in connection with this to note that a
counterfeiter recently arrested in Pitts
burg was found to have several silver
dollars of the 1906 issue, the figure in
which had been changed to 4.